Reflections of distraction in memory: Transfer of previous distraction improves recall in younger and older adults

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-39

  Thomas, Ruthann C ^a   Hasher, Lynn ^b,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Inhibition; Memory; Retrieval constraint; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855289516     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024882     Document Type: Article

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